The blog of Ready State, a creative agency

The hidden costs of social media for brands

Maintaining a brand’s healthy and effective online presence requires ongoing planning, consistent management, and a decent budget. Here’s a rundown.

By Ayaz Lakhani, Senior Strategist  |  Feb 4, 2016
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New SF: Re-creating old photos of North Beach

Armed with OldSF’s interactive map, which lets you tour historical images of San Francisco, we snapped photos at the same North Beach neighborhood spots and then compared the two.

By Pearly Tan, Multimedia Journalist  |  Jan 28, 2016
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The joys of designing for great content

When helping bring stories to life with editorial design and art direction, there’s a lot to get fired up about.

By Ian Clazie, Executive Creative Director  |  Dec 18, 2015
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Agile marketing: How and why

So-called agile techniques shake up client-agency relationships to deliver better results in complex projects.

By Katherine Ogburn, Director of Strategy  |  Dec 18, 2015
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How to ruin your B2B content marketing, one revision at a time

Sometimes, rounds of well-intentioned edits chip away at reader value. Here’s how it happens.

By Derek Slater, Content Director  |  Dec 18, 2015
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